PPT-The Tragedy of Macbeth

Characters Setting Themes Double double toil and trouble Fire burn and caldron bubble The Weird Sisters Fun Facts Macbeth was written in 1606 and is Shakespeares 31 st play Shakespeare wrote . Characters Guide and Introduction. Take your paper and fold it long ways.. Take the folded paper and on the outside make 16 sections.. Make the same sections on the inner fold just beneath. . You will flip up the name of the character and see the important characteristics beneath. . of . Macbeth. Act Three. Scene . One. Enter . BANQUO. BANQUO. Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, . Glamis. , all,. As the weird women promised, and I fear. Thou . played’st. most foully for ’t. Yet it was said. William Shakespeare. Macbeth: the critics’ comments. 5 minute quickwrite: define what makes a literary work a “classic” , in your way of thinking.. Samuel . pepys. , 1666:. [Went] to the Duke’s house, and there . MACBETH. JOURNAL ENTRY: . In your own words, define the following . AMBITION. MANIPULATION. CORRUPTION. Question. : How does a basically . good and decent person . become corrupt?. Theme. Universal ideas examined in a literary work. Drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune. Definition:. A drama in which a character (usually a good and noble person of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force (fortune, the gods, social forces, universal values), but also comes to understand the meaning of his or her deeds and to accept an appropriate punishment. (. of . Macbeth. Act Five. Scene . One. Enter a . DOCTOR.  of physic and a . waiting-. GENTLEWOMAN. DOCTOR. I have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last walked. William Shakespeare. What Would You Do?. What if you met three strange. women who predict your future. …and those predictions started coming true?. What if the women predicted you would be the most powerful and richest ruler in your country?. Macbeth Haiku. Short Essay Assignment. So, TP that tree . up ahaed?. 3. 2/4/2014 Lesson 2 Vocabulary 1-3 . 1. . Virtuoso. (n) a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art. . 2. . Aboveboard. (. adj. Ambiguities. Many . of Shakespeare’s characters say things which are . ambiguous. . This means that you can interpret them in different . ways.. For . example: . "Fair is foul, and foul is fair". . Warm Up. Why do you think the witches chose Macbeth? Was it random or was it planned?. Act 4, Scene 1. Watch Act 4, Scene 1 cartoon to review the action of the scene.. Act 4, Scene 1 Summary. Witches performing their rituals/preparing for Macbeth’s arrival.. William Shakespeare’s. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Unit Essential Questions:. What are the conventions of Shakespearean drama?. How are dramatic conventions used to explore theme in . The Tragedy of Macbeth. Duncan – King of Scotland, evidently a mild-mannered king, murdered by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.. Malcolm- son of Duncan. When Duncan is murdered, Malcolm, fearful of meeting the same fate, flies to England. .                                                   ~ Ben Johnson. 1564-1616. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lesson 1-Background. Activator-. Bad Luck?. Simpsons Movie Clip. Aristotle and the origin of tragedy. Aristotle created a definition of tragedy, and what we need to consider, is a) if Macbeth fits that definition and b) if not, can we still define Macbeth as a tragic hero..